Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan drew with Sword Douluo after blocking the seventh strike of Seven Kill Swordplay, impressing the onlookers and gaining insight into combining his killing intent with his Spear Force. Sword Douluo then unleashed Seven Kill Fusion, a far deadlier attack, and Lu Yuan faced it without his Martial Soul or armor as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing watched in alarm.

• Lu Yuan and Sword Douluo's attacks collided, forcing both of them back and leaving them without an advantage.
• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Xiaotao, and the Dragon King Hall members reacted with shock and admiration at Lu Yuan's strength.
• Sword Douluo asked whether Lu Yuan had gained insight from their clash, and Lu Yuan said he had sensed a possible fusion of killing intent and Spear Force but still lacked something.
• Sword Douluo warned Lu Yuan that his Seven Kill Fusion could kill him, and Lu Yuan agreed to face the move.
• Sword Douluo sent a massive black kill character plunging toward Lu Yuan, prompting Ning Rongrong to rush toward the battlefield and Zhu Zhuqing to tense in alarm.

Lu Yuan realized he had been rejecting the God-Slaying Aura and released his restraints, merging it into his Golden Dragon Spear. He created and unleashed a new spear art that shattered Sword Douluo’s killing attack, leaving the onlookers to witness his breakthrough.

• Ning Fengzhi stopped Ning Rongrong from rushing into the battle and told her to trust Lu Yuan and Sword Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the Dragon King Hall members watched anxiously as Sword Douluo’s attack closed in on Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan realized he needed to accept the God-Slaying Aura instead of resisting it, and released the restraints on it within his body.
• Lu Yuan poured the God-Slaying Aura into the Golden Dragon Spear as the God-Slaying Spear’s phantom attached itself to it.
• Lu Yuan named his new move Spear Art: Slaughtering Life and shattered Sword Douluo’s massive black character for kill.

Lu Yuan defeated Sword Douluo by breaking his Seven Kill Fusion with Slaughtering Life, aided by the God-Slaying Spear phantom. The God-Slaying Spear Spirit had recognized Lu Yuan as its master, though using its power left him drained.

• Lu Yuan shattered the black character for “kill” and pressed his spear to Sword Douluo’s brow, forcing Sword Douluo to concede defeat.
• Lu Yuan withdrew his spear and explained that Slaughtering Life was powerful, though the God-Slaying Spear phantom had made its strike far stronger than usual.
• Lu Yuan realized that the God-Slaying Spear Spirit had accepted him as its master, allowing him to control the God-Slaying Aura without adverse effects.
• Ning Rongrong rushed to check on Sword Douluo, and Lu Yuan gave her Longevity Pills to pass to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing supported Lu Yuan, and he told her that he was merely exhausted from spending too much Soul Power.

After defeating Sword Douluo in a contest of swordsmanship and Spear Mastery, Lu Yuan discussed his strength with Zhu Zhuqing while Ning Fengzhi and the others inspected his Longevity Pills. Ning Fengzhi asked to buy more pills, and Lu Yuan agreed in exchange for something from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Zhu Zhuqing checked that Lu Yuan was all right, and he said he had only weakened legs after his fight with Sword Douluo.
• Lu Yuan explained that his victory over Sword Douluo came from their weapon-skill contest and that he would need to grow much stronger to defeat him in a real battle.
• Sword Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, and the others examined the Longevity Pills as Lu Yuan explained that they restored vitality but could not cure severe illness or poison.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Lu Yuan to sell him more Longevity Pills, and Lu Yuan considered what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could offer in return.
• Ning Rongrong pleaded with Lu Yuan to agree, and he said he would spare Ning Fengzhi some pills if Ning Fengzhi gave him something from the sect.

Lu Yuan traded ten Longevity Pills to Ning Fengzhi for Gold Soul Coins and Seven-Colored Glazed Tea, which he hoped to use to develop a profitable business. After Ning Fengzhi's group left, Lu Yuan planned how to respond to Emperor Xue Ye's attempt to win him over and decided to meet Qian Renxue.

• Ning Fengzhi offered Lu Yuan a gift from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Lu Yuan asked for Seven-Colored Glazed Tea.
• Lu Yuan explained the Longevity Pills' limits and agreed to sell Ning Fengzhi ten pills for one million Gold Soul Coins each, plus half a jin of Seven-Colored Glazed Tea.
• Lu Yuan privately planned to figure out how the tea was made, while Zhu Zhuqing recognized that he expected to profit from the deal.
• After lunch, Ning Fengzhi's group departed and Ning Rongrong stayed behind to spend time with Wang Qiu'er.
• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing he wanted to stage an apparent rift with Spirit Hall to encourage Emperor Xue Ye to trust Dragon King Hall, then said he would meet Qian Renxue that night.

Lu Yuan reunited with Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince Estate after more than three months apart. He comforted her about gathering information on him and eased her fatigue from handling state affairs, leaving them together in the study.

• Qian Renxue returned to the Crown Prince Estate after spending the day managing Heaven Dou Empire affairs and went to her study to review documents concerning Xiao Yuan.
• Qian Renxue found Lu Yuan waiting in her seat, and he told her he had come because he missed her.
• Qian Renxue worried Lu Yuan would object to her gathering information about him, but he reassured her that he understood she acted out of concern.
• Lu Yuan greeted Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, then asked them to leave him alone with Qian Renxue.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue shared a private reunion, and he noticed she had grown thinner and looked tired.
• Lu Yuan used Pure Qi Divine Power to ease Qian Renxue's fatigue, restoring her rosy complexion and energy.

Lu Yuan visited Qian Renxue, gave her a top-grade Youth Preservation Pill, and told her that Gu Yuena was eternally young. They discussed Xue Ye’s efforts to ally with Dragon King Hall, and Qian Renxue urged Lu Yuan to cooperate so they could seize control of the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Lu Yuan restored Qian Renxue’s energy with his Pure Qi Divine Power and warned her not to overwork herself.
• Lu Yuan gave Qian Renxue a top-grade Youth Preservation Pill that would preserve her appearance at age twenty.
• Lu Yuan explained that the pill was unnecessary for Gu Yuena because she would remain eternally young, and Qian Renxue concluded that Gu Yuena was a god.
• Qian Renxue recognized that Lu Yuan had come because something important had happened, and he told her Xue Ye wanted to win Dragon King Hall’s support.
• Qian Renxue urged Lu Yuan to ally with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family so they could take control of the Heaven Dou Empire more quickly.

Lu Yuan discovered that his approaching Golden Dragon Bloodline transformation was causing him to unconsciously radiate a Dragon King’s majesty when he heard words that sounded like orders. After explaining this to Qian Renxue, he eased her worries and gave her the Dragon King Token, allowing her to command most of the Dragon King Hall’s forces.

• Qian Renxue told Lu Yuan that his commanding aura had frightened her, and Lu Yuan apologized after realizing he had overreacted to her wording.
• Lu Yuan asked the system about his unusual behavior and learned that his Golden Dragon Bloodline was nearing a transformation into a Dragon King bloodline.
• The system explained that Lu Yuan’s heightened majesty was instinctive and would fade once his transformed bloodline stabilized.
• Lu Yuan explained the situation to Qian Renxue, who understood that his feelings for her had not changed and joked that she would choose her words more carefully.
• Lu Yuan gave Qian Renxue the Dragon King Token, which let her command every Dragon King Hall unit below elder rank.

Qian Renxue gave Lu Yuan four soul bones, including two taken from the Blood Emperor and two acquired from noble estates. Lu Yuan showed her his own collection of twelve soul bones and explained that he was saving them for others because he wanted a complete set of soul bones over a hundred thousand years old.

• Qian Renxue accepted Lu Yuan's Dragon King Token and put it away.
• Qian Renxue opened four wooden boxes and gave Lu Yuan a twenty-thousand-year skull bone, a fifty-thousand-year right arm bone, and two thousand-year leg bones.
• Lu Yuan joked about repaying Qian Renxue with his company for the night, and she called out his improper intentions.
• Lu Yuan displayed five soul bones from Tang Hao, two from Evil Soul Master Soul Emperors in the Mist Forest, and the Illusion Skull from Shi Nian, bringing his total to twelve.
• Lu Yuan said the soul bones were too low-grade for him and that he planned to give them to others, then examined his collection while Qian Renxue urged him to put them away.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed how to make Dragon King Hall appear to be at odds with Spirit Hall, helping their plans to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Empire. They settled on a staged dispute involving Salas and a tournament match, leaving their scheme ready to unfold.

• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed their Angel and Sacred Sword trials, which had not yet begun.
• Qian Renxue asked Lu Yuan about cooperating with the Heaven Dou Empire, and he said they needed to show apparent friction with Spirit Hall first.
• Lu Yuan proposed having Salas arrange for Elephant Armor Academy to face Heavenly Star Academy in the tournament.
• Lu Yuan outlined a false story in which Salas’s agents disputed the price of Longevity Pills, leading to clashes between Dragon King Hall and Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue agreed the story fit their reputations and said a decisive Heavenly Star Academy victory over Elephant Armor Academy would make the rivalry seem more convincing and encourage Xue Ye to court Dragon King Hall.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed a plan to make the Dragon King Hall and Spirit Hall appear to be at odds, while Lu Yuan concealed past lies behind an oath that convinced her. Two days later, rumors of escalating clashes spread, drawing the attention of Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, who saw an opportunity against Spirit Hall.

• Qian Renxue warned Lu Yuan to make their plan convincing, and he described staging losses and injuries at the Dragon King Hall.
• Lu Yuan said Salas, Dugu Bo, and the Dragon King Hall members would also be kept in the dark so their reactions would look genuine.
• When Qian Renxue asked whether Lu Yuan had lied to her before, he denied it and swore an oath, which she believed.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue finished their meal and turned to their private serious business.
• Two days later, rumors claimed Salas had clashed with the Dragon King Hall over Longevity Pills, then attacked its convoy before Dragon Emperor Douluo beat him.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi heard of the supposed conflict and believed it might offer them a chance to act against Spirit Hall.

Ning Fengzhi explained to Xue Ye how Salas’s dispute with the Dragon King Hall escalated and why Spirit Hall had backed down, concluding that the conflict created an opportunity for Heaven Dou to win over Lu Yuan. Xue Ye learned that Ning Rongrong was in the Dragon King Hall and hinted that Lu Yuan might become Ning Fengzhi’s son-in-law.

• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that Salas had tried to pressure the Dragon King Hall over its expensive Longevity Pills, leading its people to break the arm of his envoy and throw him out.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Salas retaliated by attacking the Dragon King Hall’s transport convoy, causing losses worth at least twenty million Gold Soul Coins.
• Ning Fengzhi said Lu Yuan sent the Dragon Emperor Douluo to beat Salas and take nearly twenty million Gold Soul Coins’ worth of goods from Spirit Hall’s treasury, after which an Ultimate Douluo’s warning stopped Spirit Hall from retaliating.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi agreed that Spirit Hall and the Dragon King Hall becoming bitter enemies improved Heaven Dou’s chances of winning over the Dragon King Hall.
• Xue Ye asked how Ning Fengzhi knew so much, and Ning Fengzhi revealed that his daughter was in the Dragon King Hall; Xue Ye suggested Lu Yuan could become his son-in-law.

Lu Yuan visited the injured Salas, healed him, and compensated him with Longevity Pills to erase his resentment. He then ordered Salas to arrange a match against Elephant Armor Academy and help stage a performance for Xue Ye, offering a soul bone as compensation for Huyan Zhen.

• Lu Yuan explained how he had arranged for Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye to learn about Salas's beating through Ning Rongrong.
• Lu Yuan healed Salas's injuries with Pure Qi Divine Power and gave him two Longevity Pills as compensation.
• Salas accepted the gifts and promised to carry out Lu Yuan's instructions.
• Lu Yuan told Salas to arrange for him to face Elephant Armor Academy and help put on a performance for Xue Ye.
• Lu Yuan gave Salas an eight-thousand-year left arm bone to compensate Huyan Zhen if Elephant Armor Academy lost badly.

Lu Yuan gave Salas an eight-thousand-year soul bone to pass to Huyan Zhen as compensation, then returned to the tournament venue and discussed the next match against Elephant Armor Academy. He decided that he and Zhu Zhuqing would fight alone, leaving the others to watch as Zhu Zhuqing prepared to reveal her strength.

• Lu Yuan gave Salas an eight-thousand-year soul bone for Huyan Zhen and told him not to reveal Lu Yuan's identity.
• Lu Yuan returned to the tournament venue after Heavenly Star Academy defeated Plant Academy.
• Lu Yuan and his teammates discussed Elephant Armor Academy and their desire to retaliate against Spirit Hall's recent attack on Dragon King Hall.
• Lu Yuan announced that he and Zhu Zhuqing would fight Elephant Armor Academy without the other team members.
• Lu Yuan said Zhu Zhuqing would make a stunning debut, while he would save his Martial Soul and soul ring configuration for the finals.

The undefeated Heavenly Star Squad and Elephant Armor Academy Team arrived for their eleventh-round match as the crowd cheered especially loudly for Lu Yuan, Fu Qinsheng, and Wang Qiu'er. In the VIP section, Dugu Bo scorned Huyan Zhen's confidence and predicted Elephant Armor Academy would be eliminated in under a minute; the match had not yet begun.

• Spectators filled A Division's arena, and Xue Ye joined the VIP guests for the highly anticipated match.
• The host introduced the Heavenly Star Squad, and the audience loudly cheered for Lu Yuan, Fu Qinsheng, and Wang Qiu'er.
• The host introduced the Elephant Armor Academy Team and suggested they might create a miracle by defeating Heavenly Star Academy.
• Huyan Zhen complained about the host's remarks and insisted Elephant Armor Academy could easily win.
• Dugu Bo mocked Huyan Zhen, predicted his team would be eliminated in less than a minute, and dismissed him as a mere Soul Douluo.

Dugu Bo taunted Salas at the VIP gathering, while Huyan Zhen backed down after learning Dugu Bo had joined the Dragon King Hall. Salas and Dugu Bo kept up their staged feud as Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi mistook it for a real rift, and the match between Heavenly Star Academy and Elephant Armor Academy was about to begin.

• Huyan Zhen confronted Dugu Bo, but Salas stopped him and reminded him that Dugu Bo was now an elder of the Dragon King Hall.
• Dugu Bo mocked Salas for yielding after being beaten by Long Xiaoyao, and Salas swallowed his anger to maintain the act Lu Yuan had planned.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi were pleased by the apparent feud, while Salas privately regarded them as pawns in the Holy Son's scheme.
• The host announced the match's start, and Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Xiaotian speculated that Hu Yanzhi's confidence came from absorbing a recently purchased soul bone.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena to face Elephant Armor Academy, surprising the spectators by fielding only two fighters against seven. Lu Yuan’s decision to compete himself was tied to his wish to test Elephant Armor Academy, and the chapter ended as their match was about to begin.

• Shui Yue'er eagerly hoped to see Lu Yuan compete, while Shui Bing'er shared her curiosity about his strength.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing left the waiting area and headed to the arena after their teammates predicted they would quickly defeat Elephant Armor Academy.
• The host announced that Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing were Heavenly Star Squad’s only competitors, setting up a two-against-seven match.
• Shui Yue'er, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi reacted to Lu Yuan’s appearance and the surprising lineup.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Lu Yuan had decided to compete after learning their opponents were Elephant Armor Academy, and Xue Ye privately welcomed the growing rift between Dragon King Hall and Spirit Hall.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to face the full Elephant Armor Academy Team with only two people, despite Huyan Zhen's confidence in his team and its soul-bone trump card. The match began with the Elephant Armor members revealing their soul rings, leaving the outcome of the seven-on-two battle unresolved.

• Huyan Zhen dismissed Ning Fengzhi's confidence in Lu Yuan and believed Hu Yanzhi's team could defeat Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing, especially with Ah Li's soul bone.
• Dugu Bo declared that the Elephant Armor Academy would lose within a minute, while Ning Fengzhi praised Lu Yuan as the strongest of the younger generation.
• Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing stood against the seven Elephant Armor contestants, and Lu Yuan confirmed to the host that they would fight the entire team.
• The host announced the match, and Hu Yanzhi ordered his teammates to release their soul rings.
• The Elephant Armor Academy revealed a lineup of three Soul Ancestors and four Soul Elders.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she was a level fifty-two Soul King with a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring as she prepared to face the Elephant Armor Academy Team alongside Lu Yuan. The spectators realized the Heavenly Star Squad was far stronger than expected, while Huo Wushuang dreaded the coming match because Huo Wu had promised Lu Yuan they would fight.

• Hu Yanzhi introduced himself as the level forty-three captain of the Elephant Armor Academy Team, but Lu Yuan dismissed the formalities and called for the match to begin.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Nine Lives Heavenly Cat Martial Soul and announced that she was a level fifty-two agility-type War Spirit King with five soul rings.
• The teams watching from the stands reacted with shock to Zhu Zhuqing's Soul King rank and ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
• Shui Yue'er pointed out that Lu Yuan, as captain, was likely at least as strong as Zhu Zhuqing, and Feng Xiaotian said he would forfeit rather than face them.
• Huo Wushuang worried that Blazing Fire Academy would be crushed by the Heavenly Star Squad, but knew Huo Wu's agreement with Lu Yuan meant they had to fight.

Lu Yuan and Zhu Zhuqing faced Elephant Armor Academy, shocking the spectators when Zhu Zhuqing revealed she was a Soul King with a ten-thousand-year fourth ring. Lu Yuan easily sent Hu Yanzhi’s six teammates flying without releasing his Martial Soul, then waited as the Elephant Armor contestants activated their soul skills.

• Dugu Bo taunted Huyan Zhen, while Ning Fengzhi revealed that Lu Yuan was a rank fifty-eight Soul King and Zhu Zhuqing’s partner.
• Zhu Zhuqing released her Martial Soul and displayed five soul rings, while Lu Yuan chose not to release his own.
• Hu Yanzhi ordered the seven Elephant Armor contestants to attack, but Lu Yuan used Dragon Swim Steps and sent six of them flying with kicks.
• Lu Yuan appeared before Hu Yanzhi and punched him into the group, then mocked their slow reactions.
• Hu Yanzhi and the others got up and activated their first and second soul skills as Lu Yuan watched calmly.